Hyner, Pennsylvania

Hyner, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Hyner
Coordinates: 41°19′54″N 77°38′39″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Clinton
Elevation	643 ft (196 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	272 & 570
GNIS feature ID	1177668[1]

Hyner is an unincorporated community which is located in Clinton County, Pennsylvania, United States.^[1] The community is located along the West Branch Susquehanna River and Pennsylvania Route 120 5.6 miles (9.0 km) east of Renovo.^[2]

Fossil discoveries

Fossils of extinct species have been found in the Catskill Formation of the Red Hill Shale, dating to the upper Devonian (365 to 363 million years ago); these species incorporate "Hyner" in their genus names: Hyneria, a predatory lobe-finned fish, and Hynerpeton, an early four-limbed vertebrate that lived in the rivers and ponds.^[3]

References

1. "Hyner". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. General Highway Map: Clinton County, Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
3. Daeschler, EB; Shubin, NH (2007). "New data on Hyneria lindae (Sarcopterygii, Tristichopteridae) from the Late Devonian of Pennsylvania, USA". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 27 (S3). doi:10.1080/02724634.2007.10010458.